Hong Kong's Link to the US Dollar: Origins and Evolution

John Greenwood

Abstract

This book describes how Hong Kong surmounted the great currency crisis of 1982–83. The book rationalizes why and how the Hong Kong Monetary Authority evolved from a pure currency board to a near central bank, why the linked rate system was put in place, and how it works.

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